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Int. Make sure you are speaking to an adult member of the household, aged 15 years+

Hello, I am -------------- (Interviewer Name) from (Company Name). We are currently conducting a comprehensive media survey amongst subscribers to Pay TV.

The main objective of the research is to better understand customers’ TV viewing habits and preferences, which will help us to cater to their needs in a better way.
 
 
 
* Your household has been selected randomly and we will be grateful if you can give us a few minutes of your time to answer our questions.
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* 1. Which Pay TV network/s do you currently subscribe to?
 
OSN
 
Showtime
 
Orbit
 
Jazeera Sport
 
ART Awael
 
Pehla
 
Firstnet
 
Dish TV
 
Other ART bouquet
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* Int: Was OSN or Showtime selected above?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* 2. Were you the decision maker in choosing to subscribe to OSN/Showtime?

INT: If No, thank respondent and ask to talk to the person who took the decision to subscribe to OSN/Showtime. If not available close interview.
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* 3. For how long you have been subscribing to OSN/Showtime?
 
More than 5 years
 
4-5 years
 
3-4 years
 
2-3 years
 
1-2 years
 
Six to 12 months
 
Less than six months
 
 
 
* 4. What were your main drivers for subscribing to OSN/Showtime?
 
It is a comprehensive network that has all genres of programmes to satisfy various tastes
 
Western movies and Exclusive Sports
 
Western movies and English Premier League
 
Arabic channels
 
Documentary channels and kids channels for my children
 
Latest seasons of popular Western series
 
Other (Specify)
 

 
 
 
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* 5. What are your most preferred channels on OSN/Showtime?
 
Al Safwa
 
Al Yawm
 
America Plus
 
America Plus + 2
 
Animal Planet
 
BBC Entertainment
 
BBC Lifestyle
 
BET
 
Bloomberg
 
Boomerang
 
Cartoon Network
 
Cinema – 1
 
Cinema – 2
 
Cinema City
 
CNBC
 
CNN
 
Discovery Channel
 
Discovery Science
 
Disney Channel
 
Disney XD
 
E!
 
Extreme Sports
 
Fann
 
Fashion TV
 
Food Network
 
Fox News
 
Fox Sport
 
History Channel
 
JimJam
 
KidsCo
 
MBC+ Drama
 
MGM
 
MTV Music
 
Nat Geo Adventure
 
Nat Geo Wild
 
Orbit News 1
 
Orbit News 2
 
OSN Arabia
 
OSN Cinema
 
OSN Comedy / Show Comedy
 
OSN Comedy +2/ Show Comedy Extra
 
OSN Variety
 
Play House Disney
 
Series
 
Series + 4
 
Show – Shasha
 
Show Movies +2/ Show Movies 2
 
Show Movies Action
 
Show Movies Comedy
 
Show Movies Kids
 
Show Movies/ Show Movies 1
 
Show Series
 
Show Sport 1
 
Show Sport 2
 
Show Sport 3
 
Show Sport 4
 
Sky News
 
Style
 
Super Movies
 
Super Movies +2/ Super Movies +1
 
TCM
 
Trace
 
Travel Channel
 
VH-1

 
 
 
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* 6. What are the programmes genres that you are mostly interested in?
 
Arabic Movies
 
Arabic Series
 
Documentaries
 
Dubbed Turkish Series
 
News
 
Sports
 
Western Movies
 
Western Series
 
Other (Specify)
 

 
 
 
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* 7. What types of sports are you interested in watching on TV?
 
Basketball
 
Camel Race
 
Cricket
 
Football
 
Formula One
 
Golf
 
Horse Race
 
Rugby
 
UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship)
 
Wrestling
 
Not interested in watching sports on TV
 
Not interested in sports at all

 
 
 
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Int: If interested in watching football on TV, ask:
8. What are the football games that you are interested in and don’t want to miss on TV?
 
African Cup of Nations
 
Asian Cup
 
Egyptian League
 
English Premier League
 
Gulf Cup
 
Italian Serie A
 
Saudi League
 
Spanish League (La Liga)
 
UEFA Champions League
 
UFL (UAE Football League)
 
World Cup
 
Other (Specify)
 

 
 
 
* Int: was the question above
 
Answered
 
Not Answered
 
 
 
* 9. When you switch on TV at home, what is the channel that you tune to first to find out what is airing on that specific moment?
(Int: Allow spontaneous recall without leading nor aiding the respondent. Allow one answer only. If he/she mentions it is a different channel each time, ask what is the most one he/she usually tends to tune to first)
 
Abu Dhabi Sport
 
Abu Dhabi TV
 
Al Arabiya
 
Al Safwa
 
Al Yawm
 
America Plus
 
America Plus + 2
 
Animal Planet
 
ART Aflam 1
 
ART Aflam 2
 
ART Cinema
 
ART Hekayat
 
ART Hekayat Kaman
 
ART Hekayat Zaman
 
ART Sport 7
 
ART Tarab
 
BBC Entertainment
 
BBC Lifestyle
 
BET
 
Bloomberg
 
Boomerang
 
Cartoon Network
 
Cinema – 1
 
Cinema – 2
 
Cinema City
 
CNBC
 
CNN
 
Discovery Channel
 
Discovery Science
 
Disney Channel
 
Disney XD
 
Dubai TV
 
E!
 
ESPN
 
ESPN Classic
 
Extreme Sports
 
Fann
 
Fashion TV
 
Food Network
 
Fox News
 
Fox Sport
 
History Channel
 
Jazira News
 
Jazira Sport +1
 
Jazira Sport +2
 
Jazira Sport +3
 
Jazira Sport +4
 
Jazira Sport +5
 
Jazira Sport +6
 
Jazira Sport +7
 
Jazira Sport +8
 
Jazira Sport +9
 
Jazira Sport +10
 
Jazira Sport 1
 
Jazira Sport 2
 
Jazira Sport HD
 
JimJam
 
KidsCo
 
mbc Action
 
mbc max
 
MBC+ Drama
 
mbc1
 
mbc2
 
mbc3
 
mbc4
 
MGM
 
MTV Music
 
Nat Geo Adventure
 
Nat Geo Wild
 
NBA
 
Orbit News 1
 
Orbit News 2
 
OSN Arabia
 
OSN Cinema
 
OSN Comedy / Show Comedy
 
OSN Comedy +2/ Show Comedy Extra
 
OSN Variety
 
Play House Disney
 
Saudi ch 1
 
Saudi Sport ch 3
 
Series
 
Series + 4
 
Show – Shasha
 
Show Movies +2/ Show Movies 2
 
Show Movies Action
 
Show Movies Comedy
 
Show Movies Kids
 
Show Movies/ Show Movies 1
 
Show Series
 
Show Sport 1
 
Show Sport 2
 
Show Sport 3
 
Show Sport 4
 
Sky News
 
Star Movies
 
Star World
 
Style
 
Super Movies
 
Super Movies +2/ Super Movies +1
 
TCM
 
Trace
 
Travel Channel
 
VH-1
 
Zee TV
 
Other (Specify)
 
 
 
 
* 10. You told me you currently subscribe to OSN/Showtime, What do you like most about this network? You can think of the content, broadcast, service, price, method of payment, or any other aspects of the service.
 
Content is comprehensive/it offers a variety that suits my needs
 
It has something for every member in the household
 
Content is unique/can’t be watched on any other channel
 
Has the English Premier League
 
Has a good variety of sports channels/content
 
Price is reasonable/affordable
 
Very good customer service
 
High quality broadcast (clear sound and picture)
 
Has a good mix of Western channels
 
Movies are shown in their complete versions/uncut
 
They show the latest movies
 
They show the latest seasons of Western series
 
Their movies are uninterrupted with commercial breaks
 
They have a good variety of channels for kids
 
They have a good variety of documentary channels
 
They have many movie channels
 
They have movie channels that are specialized in different genres/themed movie channels
 
They have a nice variety of lifestyle channels that are exclusive to the network
 
They own the rights of broadcast of major sports events that are interesting to me
 
Other (Specify)
 

 
 
 
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* 11. What do you dislike most about the network? You can think of the content, broadcast, service, price, method of payment, or any other aspects of the service. Please be as specific in your answer as possible.

Int: Below is a pe-coded list to choose what matches with the respondent’s answer. Please do not lead the respondents.
 
Broadcast is not clear
 
Has a lot of technical problems
 
Customer service agents are not helpful nor friendly
 
Price is high
 
Not flexible on term of payment
 
Lacks on a comprehensive sports content
 
Not flexible on method of payment
 
Don’t own some major football leagues (UEFA Champions League, FIFA World Cup, Italian Serie A, La Liga)
 
Couldn’t keep ownership of the English Premier League for the coming seasons
 
Other (Specify)
 

 
 
 
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* 12. What are the improvements that you are looking for or wish they get adopted by the network to make you a more satisfied customer? You can think of the content, broadcast, service, price, method of payment, or any other aspects of the service. Please be as specific in your answer as possible.

Int: Below is a pre-coded list to choose what matches with the respondent’s answer. Please do not lead the respondents.
 
Show Indian movies
 
Improve quality of broadcast
 
Improve the technical set up
 
Improve customer service: more helpful and friendly agents
 
Reduce prices
 
Be more flexible on term of payment
 
Be more flexible on method of payment
 
Acquire the rights to broadcast major football leagues
 
Improve their sports channels line-up
 
Acquire the Saudi League
 
Acquire the Spanish League
 
Get a deal with ADMC (Abu Dhabi Media Company)/Renew the English Premier League
 
Acquire the Italian Serie A
 
Increase sports content
 
Acquire sports other than football
 
Other (Specify)
 

 
 
 
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* 13. Do you usually watch The English Premier League games on Showsports?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* 13b. Do other family members watch The English Premier League on Showsports?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* 14. If the English Premier League falls out of OSN/Showtime platform:
 
Will keep subscription to OSN/Showtime
 
Will degrade to a cheaper package
 
Will churn
 
Not sure/Undecided
 
 
 
* 15. If the English Premier League was substituted with Al Jazeera Sport channels (which have UEFA Champions League, Italian Serie A, Spanish League (La Liga), FA Cup (The Football Association Challenge Cup) and Euro 2012) without any extra costs or additional fees, would you say:
 
This would be of a better/higher value
 
This would be of a lesser value
 
This would be of a similar value
 
 
 
* 16. Gender
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
 
* 17. Nationality
 
Saudi
 
Emirati
 
Qatari
 
Kuwaiti
 
Arab Expat
 
Asian
 
Westerner
 
Other (Specify)
 
 
 
 
* 18. City of Residence
 
Dubai
 
Abu Dhabi
 
Sharjah
 
Ajman
 
Ras Al Khaimah
 
Umm Al Quwain
 
Jeddah
 
Riyadh
 
Khobar
 
Doha
 
Kuwait
 
Other (Specify)
 
 
 
 
* 19. Age
 
15-24 years
 
24-29 years
 
30-34 years
 
35-39 years
 
40-44 years
 
45+ years
 
 
 
* 20. Marital Status
 
Married, have children
 
Married, do not have children
 
Single
 
Widow/Divorced, have children
 
Widow/Divorced, do not have children
 
 
 
* 21. Highest Level of Education
 
Did not attend school
 
Completed elementary school education level
 
Completed intermediate school education level
 
Completed secondary school education level
 
Have a university degree
 
Post Graduate (PHD, Masters, …)
 
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